The Federal Government has blamed heavy rainfall and gridlock for the delay in completing the reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway by end of April. The Director of Federal High Ways (South-West) at the Ministry of Works and Housing, Engr. Ademola Kuti said that the deadline was not met because of rain and traffic. “The earlier completion date of 30th of …

No fewer than seven persons were burnt to death, while 14 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident around OPIC on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. The Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Mrs Florence Okpe explained that the incident occurred at 10:45 am on Sunday. The FRSC spokesperson said that the …

The Lagos State Government has assured motorists that its collaboration with the Federal Government would ease the traffic situation on Kara, Berger-OPIC axis along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway caused by the ongoing reconstruction works by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing. At a meeting with relevant stakeholders on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde explained that the review …

Three persons died on Friday while three others sustained varying degrees of injury in a multiple accident at U-turn, by Total filling station, Ogere, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe said that the accident occured at 7:10am. According to her, the accident involved …

Twenty people lost their lives on Saturday in both Ogun and Plateau States during road crashes. In Ogun, 10 people died in a pre-dawn auto crash that occurred at the Oniworo stretch of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The accident, which happened around 4.30 am, also left two persons with varying degrees of injuries, while seven others came out of the wreckage …

No fewer than seven persons were confirmed dead on Sunday while 16 others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus and Mack tanker a few meters from Gofamaint on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Ogun State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ahmed Umar told newsmen in Abeokuta that the accident occurred at 4:10 pm …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that his administration would soon take delivery of some drones to enhance security and assist security agencies in monitoring identified black spots in the state. He explained that the drones would be deployed particularly on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to combat kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery, and other forms of criminal activities being perpetrated …